Spay and neuter

[Adriannecvr]

Hi, I got my Guinea pig neutered about 2 weeks ago and he passed 3 days later, it is unknown why he passed as they did a necropsy for me and everything looked normal. I have decided to get my female Guinea pig who was supposed to be bonded with him, spayed because I fear the risk of getting ovarian cysts and I’d like her bonded with my other male. I am rightfully so, absolutely entirely mortified and I’m a wreck. Can someone tell me of a spay success story for their Guinea pig? Or help me feel better about it. I would really appreciate it. I attached pictures of my beautiful girl and my handsome boy who passed away.

Adrianne

 

[Maui & Marigold]

I have never spayed\neutered any of my guinea pigs. How did you have the vets spay your girl? And for your guy, maybe he accidently inhaled a toxin at the vet while being neutered. Or he had complications and it hurt his body. I'm not quite sure on this one...

 

[Adriannecvr]

They haven’t spayed her yet, my dr is gonna get back to me on when she can do it (I work at the place). If it was any of that that would have been found during the necropsy but all of his organs were perfectly healthy, none nicked, the incision looked great.

 

[Adriannecvr]

I have never spayed\neutered any of my guinea pigs. How did you have the vets spay your girl? And for your guy, maybe he accidently inhaled a toxin at the vet while being neutered. Or he had complications and it hurt his body. I'm not quite sure on this one...

They haven’t spayed her yet, my dr is gonna get back to me on when she can do it (I work at the place). If it was any of that that would have been found during the necropsy but all of his organs were perfectly healthy, none nicked, the incision looked great.

 

[Wiebke]

Hi, I got my Guinea pig neutered about 2 weeks ago and he passed 3 days later, it is unknown why he passed as they did a necropsy for me and everything looked normal. I have decided to get my female Guinea pig who was supposed to be bonded with him, spayed because I fear the risk of getting ovarian cysts and I’d like her bonded with my other male. I am rightfully so, absolutely entirely mortified and I’m a wreck. Can someone tell me of a spay success story for their Guinea pig? Or help me feel better about it. I would really appreciate it. I attached pictures of my beautiful girl and my handsome boy who passed away.

Adrianne

Hi!

I am very sorry that you have lost your boy. It could have well been a bad reaction to the GA (general anaesthesia), especially with vets that are not necessarily well practised in operating on guinea pigs and other small animals. The longer a piggy is under the greater the risk of complications from GA. But we can only speculate...
Your experience is not quite unique; we have seen quite a few sudden mystery deaths following an operation - although they have thankfully become rarer over the years.

The experience of your vet is the biggest factor in the operation success rate.
Guinea Lynx :: Finding a Veterinarian
Veterinarians: North Carolina - Guinea Lynx Records (recommended vets for your state in case you would rather look around)

I've currently got three spayed sows (for ovarian cyst issues) but have had sows spayed for cysts before that and a couple of sows have been spayed before I adopted them.
Thankfully, I do have access to a very good vet with great experience in this operation, so the ops have all come off and my sows have bounced back well straight away. Piggies operated as emergencies at my local general vet have had a bit of a rougher recovery due to a different. less expensive GA drug being used and my local vet being less practised with small animals.
In the case of spaying, there are several operation methods as to whether you are opting for a full spay including removal of the womb from the belly or having just the ovaries removed via small incisions from the back.
Personally, I don't mind which way; more important for me is that my operating vet is feeling happy about their operation method.

Any operation after an unsuccessful one gives you the jitters; that is perfectly normal. It usually takes a very deep breath. Even more so with elective surgery.

 

[Adriannecvr]

Hi!

I am very sorry that you have lost your boy. It could have well been a bad reaction to the GA (general anaesthesia), especially with vets that are not necessarily well practised in operating on guinea pigs and other small animals. The longer a piggy is under the greater the risk of complications from GA. But we can only speculate...
Your experience is not quite unique; we have seen quite a few sudden mystery deaths following an operation - although they have thankfully become rarer over the years.

The experience of your vet is the biggest factor in the operation success rate.
Guinea Lynx :: Finding a Veterinarian
Veterinarians: North Carolina - Guinea Lynx Records (recommended vets for your state in case you would rather look around)

I've currently got three spayed sows (for ovarian cyst issues) but have had sows spayed for cysts before that and a couple of sows have been spayed before I adopted them.
Thankfully, I do have access to a very good vet with great experience in this operation, so the ops have all come off and my sows have bounced back well straight away. Piggies operated as emergencies at my local general vet have had a bit of a rougher recovery due to a different. less expensive GA drug being used and my local vet being less practised with small animals.
In the case of spaying, there are several operation methods as to whether you are opting for a full spay including removal of the womb from the belly or having just the ovaries removed via small incisions from the back.
Personally, I don't mind which way; more important for me is that my operating vet is feeling happy about their operation method.

Any operation after an unsuccessful one gives you the jitters; that is perfectly normal. It usually takes a very deep breath. Even more so with elective surgery.

Thank you. I’m still puzzled because we have 5 doctors at my practice and she has experience in spaying and neutering, she has a great success rate and she did it in 10-15 minutes only. I guess it was just a freak thing or maybe he couldn’t handle the pain or maybe I wasn’t feeding him as often as I should have been and I he got gi stasis (I fed him every 5 hours with critical care). Maybe I’m just still in the denial stage of grief and trying to reason and understand why when honestly I’ll never know why. It’s comforting to hear that you have so many spayed sows. That’s awesome! I’m happy that the surgeries have all gone well. How long did it take for them to kind of perk up and get back to their usual selves? Also any tips that you might swear by for afterward that I can do would be great!

 

[Adriannecvr]

Thank you. I’m still puzzled because we have 5 doctors at my practice and she has experience in spaying and neutering, she has a great success rate and she did it in 10-15 minutes only. I guess it was just a freak thing or maybe he couldn’t handle the pain or maybe I wasn’t feeding him as often as I should have been and I he got gi stasis (I fed him every 5 hours with critical care). Maybe I’m just still in the denial stage of grief and trying to reason and understand why when honestly I’ll never know why. It’s comforting to hear that you have so many spayed sows. That’s awesome! I’m happy that the surgeries have all gone well. How long did it take for them to kind of perk up and get back to their usual selves? Also any tips that you might swear by for afterward that I can do would be great!

Hi!

I am very sorry that you have lost your boy. It could have well been a bad reaction to the GA (general anaesthesia), especially with vets that are not necessarily well practised in operating on guinea pigs and other small animals. The longer a piggy is under the greater the risk of complications from GA. But we can only speculate...
Your experience is not quite unique; we have seen quite a few sudden mystery deaths following an operation - although they have thankfully become rarer over the years.

The experience of your vet is the biggest factor in the operation success rate.
Guinea Lynx :: Finding a Veterinarian
Veterinarians: North Carolina - Guinea Lynx Records (recommended vets for your state in case you would rather look around)

I've currently got three spayed sows (for ovarian cyst issues) but have had sows spayed for cysts before that and a couple of sows have been spayed before I adopted them.
Thankfully, I do have access to a very good vet with great experience in this operation, so the ops have all come off and my sows have bounced back well straight away. Piggies operated as emergencies at my local general vet have had a bit of a rougher recovery due to a different. less expensive GA drug being used and my local vet being less practised with small animals.
In the case of spaying, there are several operation methods as to whether you are opting for a full spay including removal of the womb from the belly or having just the ovaries removed via small incisions from the back.
Personally, I don't mind which way; more important for me is that my operating vet is feeling happy about their operation method.

Any operation after an unsuccessful one gives you the jitters; that is perfectly normal. It usually takes a very deep breath. Even more so with elective surgery.

Spaying and neutering Guinea pigs I mean!